Sapp, a 6-foot-4, 252-pound linebacker/defensive end out of Clemson, was trying to take in everything at camp -- including the many hills of Bethlehem -- and he even likes the food, he said. But his focus is on football and trying to make the Birds’ game day roster.

Coaches told Sapp and the other young guns that they were looking for “someone to step up,” said the rookie.

He already has his own idea of what that means.

“I’m just gonna come out here everyday and try to take someone’s job.”

Well that sure would get those vets back for making him carry those pads even if Sapp doesn’t mind.

Of course a young player taking an aging player’s spot in the NFL is another time-honored tradition.